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A Great, Crazy Sailor
Fourth graders become acquainted with the basic facts of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America through singing the following chant.
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Ponce de Leon: The First Conquistador
Students learn why Queen Isabella waited nearly six years to give approval to Columbus to travel west and what event caused her to suddenly support the voyage of Columbus.
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Columbus Day Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students read over 20 words that relate to Columbus Day. Students then locate the words within the word search puzzle.
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Columbus Day Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students read over the 40 words related to Columbus Day. Students then find the words within the word search puzzle.
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Columbus Day Maze
In this maze worksheet, students help the ship read the island by finding their way through the maze. Students also answer a question about Christopher Columbus.
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Columbus Day
In this maze worksheet, learners discuss several questions about Christopher Columbus and then trace their way through the maze.
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Columbus Discovers America
In this word search worksheet, students identify the words related to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Students find 20 words in the word search.
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What do You Know about Columbus?
For this Christopher Columbus worksheet, learners unscramble multiple letters to find words associated with Christopher Columbus. Clues are provided for each word.
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Columbus Day Word Search
In this Columbus worksheet, students find nine words related to Christopher Columbus in a word search puzzle. Teachers can add or remove words on this worksheet builder to customize it to their needs.
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SUPPLIES FOR COLUMBUS
For this problem-solving worksheet, 4th graders draw and label the supplies that were needed by Columbus when he sailed across the Atlantic.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WORD SCRAMBLE
In this word scramble about Christopher Columbus, students are given 10 scrambled words to decode. Answers are provided on page 2.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WORD SEARCH
In this word search activity about Christopher Columbus, students are given 18 words to find in a boat-shaped puzzle. Answers are provided on page 2.
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Columbus Message on a Scroll
In this Columbus language arts/social studies worksheet, students use an outline of a scroll to write in . Students write a message that Columbus could have written.
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Columbus Coloring Page
In this Columbus coloring page, students color and study a picture of the explorer, Christopher Columbus. The page is labeled with the title, "Columbus Day."
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Christopher Columbus WebQuest
Fourth graders participate in a webquest to discover more information about Christopher Columbus. In groups, they identify the main events in his life and develop a timeline for them to use in future lessons. They describe the...
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Who Writes History?
Students examine why certain historical figures get credit for their accomplishments while others are forgotten. They read and discuss two informational handouts, discuss why people remember Columbus even if he was not the first person...
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Study of the Exploration of the New World
Students research different sites for information that will help them explain the explorer that they have been assigned for the project, where they went, and what they found. Each group then makes a presentation to the monarchy...
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Columbian Contexts
High schoolers explore geo-political and economic contexts for the European Renaissance journeys of exploration, including those of Columbus, create cartographic symbols, and add those symbols to a print-out of Ptolemy's map.
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Discovery Channels
Students read a New York Times article in order to explore issues about the celebration of Columbus Day. They, working in groups, research the legacy of exploration and colonization. They use the research to create a first person narrative.
Library of Congress
Loc: Online Exhibition: The Cultures and History of the Americas
Examine some of the rare books, maps, prints and other artifacts in this online exhibition. The exhibition explores several themes on the cultures and history of the Americas. The collection focuses on the period of pre-contact through...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain
Fordham University provides the full text of a letter written about 1494 from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain regarding the Islands of Hispaniola.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Christopher Columbus [English]
Fascinating biography on Christopher Columbus. You can also find his biographical timeline, links to additional information, and books related to his life.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Exploring Borderlands:christopher Columbus
This passage features explorer Christopher Columbus as an author documenting his travels and experiences through letters and such. Click on "Christopher Columbus Activities" for related artifacts and activities.